Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

The Dangers of Smoking in Bed by Mariana Enríquez

105 reviews

booktribe's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

📚 Angelita Unearthed: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

📚 Our Lady of the Quarry: ⭐️⭐️⭐️✨

📚 The Cart: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

📚 The Well:  ⭐️⭐️⭐️✨ 

📚 Rambla Triste: DNF

📚 The Lookout: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (TW: sexual assault, self harm, suicide attempt)

📚 Where Are You, Dear Heart?: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨

📚 Meat: ⭐️⭐️⭐️✨

📚 No Birthdays or Baptisms: DNF (TW: pedophilia)

📚 Kids Who Come Back: DNF (TW: transphobic slurs)

📚 The Dangers of Smoking in Bed: ⭐️⭐️ (what is up with this book and its obsession with masturbation??😭😂)

📚 Back When We Talked to the Dead: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Average rating: 2.8 stars

Official rating: 3.5 stars 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Self harm, and Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual assault and Suicide attempt

TW for use of transphobic slurs

eli99's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This book had some good stories and some they weren't worth it. It's the type of crazy horror that I love. Boardering on reality. I love reading books like this that have been translated to English because you can tell a bit of the cultural difference as well. Horror and ghost stories are so different between cultures. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Transphobia

alyxinthestars's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, and Classism

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Transphobia, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

brigg_sy's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

Horrible, vile, disgusting, and weird. An incredible selection of short stories that are so well-written, and enjoyable.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Pedophilia

ezravarley's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

This was absolutely horrific and dark with a huge TW throughout the whole book but it was also really really good, I loved the writing and I loved that the stories weren’t typical scary story narratives. It’s dark and grim but it’s great if that’s your thing!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Drug use, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, and Toxic friendship

One of the stories uses transphobic language and slurs directed at trans women in sex work.

lizziea229's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Excrement, Vomit, Trafficking, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

krhe's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

El relato de los problemas de corazón... Esto no lo voy a olvidar en mi puta vida. 

ALSO LO DE LOS CRÍOS REAPARECIDOS WTF

Trigger warnings: todos 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Dementia, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

mmcur's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

janika96's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Trafficking, and Kidnapping